President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Andrew Ferguson to be the subsequent chair of the Federal Commerce Fee. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned reward from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to struggle huge tech.
“Andrew has a confirmed report of standing as much as Huge Tech censorship, and defending Freedom of Speech in our Nice Nation,” Trump says in a publish on Fact Social.
In accordance with a doc obtained by Punchbowl Information’ Ben Brody, Ferguson’s pitch for the job included intentions to “reverse Lina Khan’s anti-business agenda,” “maintain huge tech accountable and cease censorship,” and “shield freedom of speech and struggle wokeness.” The doc additionally stated Ferguson would “struggle again in opposition to the trans agenda.”
Ferguson was first sworn in as an FTC commissioner in April, however Trump says that Ferguson will start his function as chair on “day one” of his administration.
“On the FTC, we are going to finish Huge Tech’s vendetta in opposition to competitors and free speech,” Ferguson writes in a publish on X. “We’ll be sure that America is the world’s technological chief and the most effective place for innovators to convey new concepts to life.”
Trump additionally introduced that he’s nominating Mark Meador, at present a accomplice at an antitrust regulation agency, to be an FTC commissioner.
